Denmark – (E10) Rules and practices on internal pluralism
The internal pluralism in Denmark is based more on practices than rules and most often discussed in relation to professional journalistic values.
The internal pluralism in Denmark is based more on practices than rules and most often discussed in relation to professional journalistic values.
News media in Denmark invite participation from the public and value comments, tips, and letters to the editor.
The level of self-regulation is high in Denmark and part of a professional newsroom culture.
Content monitoring instruments are not widely implemented in the Danish media industry.
There is strong diversity in news formats in Denmark on all platforms and in both privately owned and public service media.
There is a relatively high degree of media ownership concentration at the regional level in Denmark after a period of market consolidation in the last decade.
The level of media ownership concentration in Denmark is relatively high and primarily the result of Denmark being a small media market (as Danish is only spoken in Denmark).
There is increasing awareness for the issue of online harassment, and internal policies to address the issue are in place – although not always well implemented in practice. The trade union provides an ample level of assistance and guidance.
There is high awareness on the issue of misinformation on digital platforms in Denmark; the actual amount of fake news and disinformation campaigns on social media appears, however, to be comparatively low. Defence mechanisms are in place, but they mostly rely on established journalistic fact-checking, while algorithmic and data-driven solutions are only slowly being tested by few media.
Most news media have formal procedures for news processing. For news selection, however, the formal procedures are far less detailed.